Data Analyst

Job Description

Job Description

Position Title:              Data Analyst

(Fulltime Exempt) 

Supervisor:                  Director of Health Information Technology

Position Summary:    Manage and coordinate performance data collection, feedback, and reporting for all quality initiatives; Engage members through relevant data reports and comparisons; Provide direct support to health centers in data collection, monitoring the completeness and accuracy of reported data, and ensuring compliance with process and outcome measure definitions.
 

Minimum Qualifications:

• A Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience and 1 year of experience from which comparable knowledge and skills can be acquired is necessary.

Preferred Qualifications:

• An advanced degree (Masters) and 2-3 years of experience from which comparable knowledge and skills can be acquired.

Responsibilities:

• Analyzing and leveraging the collected data
• Interpreting data
• Acting as a liaison between clinical and informatics staff teams
• Developing strategies and best practices to incorporate into future information systems and policies.
• Manage and coordinate performance data collection, feedback, and reporting for all quality initiatives.
• Engage members through relevant trend information, data reports and comparisons. 
• Provide direct support to health centers in data collection, monitoring the completeness and accuracy of reported data, and ensuring compliance with process and outcome measure definitions.
• Develop and manage data collection methodologies for multiple performance measures to meet the deliverables on all grants/contracts. 
• Demonstrate an understanding of reporting requirements for all grants and contracts.
• Aggregate, analyze, and report health center data collection and reporting processes ensuring timely and accurate delivery of reports.
• Work collaboratively with all program staff, HIE entities, and solutions staff in communicating needs regarding databases and reporting tools.
• Develop summary reports and presentations demonstrating performance trends. 
• Maintain knowledge of the Uniform Data Set (UDS) for health centers.
• Identify and maintain knowledge of state and national benchmark databases including Healthy People 2020, HEDIS, Meaningful Use, PCMH, and HRSA Quality Reporting.
• Develop and maintain a method to continuously assess a data systems approach for quality of care coordination interventions, which lead to extraction and use of quantitative and qualitative data.
• Participate in developing reports and/or manuscripts for dissemination and publication.  
• Coordinate database that houses all LPCA data measures that include those from HRSA PCA grant, and other grants.

Required Skills:

• Familiarity with EMR/EHR systems
• Familiarity with data visualization tools such as Tableau, Power BI etc.
• At least three years of experience in data analytics, informatics, data management, preferably working with health data.
• Familiar with UDS standards and reporting  
• Experience with primary care, clinical quality improvement or outcome measurements.
• Experience delivering critical data summaries and reports necessary for planning and improvement of processes. 
• Experience in working with multiple entities to collect data and produce reports. 
• Experience in collecting, editing, analyzing and charting numerical data.
• Strong data management and organization skills.
• Creativity and vision to organize data in meaningful presentation formats to deliver key messages.
• Ability to organize and manage multiple projects/tasks and meet deadlines.
• Awareness of the needs of FQHCs, medically underserved populations, demonstrates cultural competence, and shows interest in learning about community-based primary health care systems.